James Stourton 1979 Letter to Peter Townend

In which he regrets that he is unable to attend, as he is working like fury for his finals

On Magdalene College paper, we think this is James Alastair Stourton, Art Historian and former chairman of Sothebys

Peter Townend, was social editor of the Tatler and editor of Burke's Peerage. After debutantes ceased being presented at court in 1958, he was responsible for keeping the "Debs season" going for another 40 years (per Daily Telegraph). He died in 2001 and we found several letters addressed to him in an auction lot of ephemera in Cardiff